New Belgium Fat Tire

Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

12 oz. Pours medium amber, minor head and retention, thin lacy patterns. Very faint malt aroma, same for the flavor with minor hop bitterness/flavor. Little body, medium carbonation.

On tap at Wellman’s. Possibly a dirty tap line or old keg b/c this wasn’t very good. Dirty musty malt and not in a good way. Not much of anything for hops. Yea, no good.

Tap, bottle. I finally got around to rating this pig. Amber pour, white head. Caramel and yeast on the nose and taste. Overrated.

Bottled. Poured amber, fruits biscuit malts toffee etc, pretty good stuff overall.

Light, sweet with a hint of hops. A tasty beer you could drink a lot of.

simple but quite tasty and balanced. a nice easy-drinking session amber.
was great with the nachos with raw garlic guacamole i ordered to go with it.

[A] Biscuit, hint of hoppiness, amber malt smell, pleasasnt fruitiness, caramel sweetness. [A] Golden amber. Pretty looking foamy off-white head. Into mug. I broke my New Belgium Blume long ago : ( [F] Probably one of the most biscuity beers I’ve ever had. Pleasant pale malts and light fruity hops, for a crispness more than a bitter. Bread. Caramel. Lightning bug. Something here reminds me of chocolate malt. [P] Ice cold from the freezer. Fairly thin. Smooth. Definitely easy drinking. Again. Crisp hops over bitter. But enough for a clean finish. [O] My personal standard for ambers, let alone, beer. If it doesn’t meet or exceed this, its not worth it. Which is no difficult feat. Affordable, yet still a premium cost. I don’t think this deserves the 90’s overall. But REALLY? As of now its 53 and 68.4 by style. Mind you, the 4’s and 5’s from inactive, lowest raters are probably tht only thing boosting it THAT high. New Belgium makes some great beers. And this one, though not over the top, is no exception. Very popular here in Chicago. I won’t rant, but its a great intro, and I think deserves fair ratings and more credit. Slap a Mikkeller/Bruery label on it, and I’m sure it would soar in ratings. Snoochie boochies. Beeches.

Bottle Caramel malt with a hint of grass hops aroma. Light amber color with moderate head. Buttery caramel malt flavor with light hops finish. Still a nice introduction to craft brewing for the novice.